Fatemeh must have talked about this controlling POS whackjob, which would explain why the spa employees “feared the worst” from the get-go.
Yes, it looks like attempts to portray the perp as a victim of an unjust system are running into a bit of a reality problem. He’s just another Moslem who didn’t want “his” women to have a life.
It’s interesting that random neighbors observed that he was “nice” and “quiet,” while people who actually knew him and the family, especially the teenage daughter, say things like, “It was a bit strange, but we didn’t think he’d really *kill* them!”